New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-01
AMONG THE CHURCHES.
GOSSIP AND NEWS OF THE RELIGIOUS
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GOSSIP AND NEWS OF THE RELIGIOUS
WORLD GATHERED FROM ALI POINTS.
Inc fact that informal reception was rendered 20
canon Wilberforce by number of non Episcopal
c,ereymen and laymeD, in the Broadway Tabernacle,
TUG otner evening, is very suggestive Ordinarily
wnen distinguished English clergyman visits this
country the Episcopal clergy hasten to welcome him
ana ana tender him fraternal courtesies But Canon
Wllberforces well-known Low Church views az we'll
as his sympathy with Dissent make impossible for
High Church Episcppalians in this country to give
him such welcome as they would give to man like
Canon Liddon, while the fact that be recently
preached in Dissenting church In England naturally
enlsts for him the friendship of the non Epscopal
churches of this country. Indeed, it would not be
surprising II the eloquent Canon who has tho courage
OF his convictions should preach In some Episco-
pal church before he returns to England. Several
prominent Episcopal rectors have, however invited
him to preach aud it is expected that he will accept
some of these invitations
number of gentlemen in this country have UNDER
taken to erect monument to st. Paul in his native
city of Tarsus. The monument will take the prac-
teal shape OF training school for orphans of whom
there are great many in Cilica- The original con-
ception OF this school comes from Mr. Hsrntune s.
Jenanyan, native of Cilieia and now student in
the Union Theological Seminary OF this city. num-
Der of people have already become interested the
project and about SO, 800 year has been pledged,
sum sufficient to support about fifty children.
board OF managers has been selected and at the first
meeting of this board held at the residence OF Colonel
Elliot +. Sheppard, the folio wing officers were
appointed: President, the Rev. DIR. Howard Crosby;
vice-president, Elliot T. Sheppard; treasurer, Walter
T. Hatch corresponding secretary Daniel w. Nc
Williams and recording secretary Louis C. Wilton.
The following the members OF the advisory board,
the Rev. Drs. Charles F Deems, John Hal, Cyrus
William Orniston, A.. Rgfson, R. s. storrs, Will
sT RIM. T1 TS. and the tGIlowi. lay%sn oSInsus
and John H. washburne
van have recently called upon Secretary Bayard to
explain the character and aims OF the institute. and
to introduce Mr.. Jenanyan a nd Mr.. A. McLachlan.
They asked Mr.. Bayard to instruct the United States
Minister at Consesntmople to use his good offices with
the Turkish Government, TO have all due protection
to s 81 M S the
associates Will have the oversight. The Secretary
showed much interest in the matter, and kindly
United States Minister. Mr.. Jenanyan will bear let
tiers to Minister Strauss to whom the facts about the
school were explained before he left this city.
"A couple of Princeton students" says The In
dependent" have been canvassng the colleges and
seminaries of this country for names of students
willing to become foreign missionaries They have
heard from ninetytwo institutions and in these $50
students have sgnied willingness to 60 abroad rs
missionaries. Upward of 800 of the number are
women. The volunteers include % from Amherst;
Williams 10; Andover, IA Harvard 81 Cornell,
30; Oberlin, ITO; and Princeton seminary and
college, 49,"
The story of young assistant of a wealthy Epsco-
pal church in Chicago is sad one He is reported
to have received miserable pittance OF $3.50 for
six months for which he has been doing all the work
OF the parish in the absence of the rector. He
naturally got into debt and the opportunities OF his
creditors unsettled his reason that he has dsap-
peBrel II The facts be correctly reported the church
which offered him such beggarly salary deserves
the severest censure
In OLD cemetery at Danbury, Conn, lie the
remains of Robert Sandman, of the founders of
the sect called Sandemanians, and in the same town
is the only meeting house of the sect on this cont
nent 1t plain structure, In size 25x3O feet and
in it assemble every Sunday morning the ten members
who comprise the Sandemanian Church Of America
love feast and kiss of peace are two promnena
features in their worship, and from the latter crcum
stance they have sometimes been nicknamed
kisses." Their rules prohibit all games OF chance,
prayers at funerals the eating OF meat and in general
most of the babits and customs OF modern le Ihera
few Sandemanan congregations IN England, :
but they are becoming smaller every year. The
the height of his fame used to walk every Sunday to
the little Sandemanian chapel in st. Pauls Alley,
London, and join in worship with the two dozen mem
bers
The Methodist papers printing good many
communications the subject o. church entertain
ments of alleged questionable character. " The
Northern Christian Advocate" tells of such en-
tertanment the hand bills in regard to which read as
follows:
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